PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Tinseltown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Tinseltown will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Haze
vs
Tinseltown

178 cm
19
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Tinseltown!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Haze drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tinseltown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze postures up in Tinseltown's guard and throws a big left but Tinseltown blocks it.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Tinseltown blocks nicely.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Tinseltown has wrist control.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tinseltown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haze throwing strikes but missing.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Tinseltown has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze wants to control from the top but Tinseltown keeps moving.
Haze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tinseltown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
Tinseltown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze postures up in Tinseltown's guard and throws a big left but Tinseltown blocks it.
Haze trying to control but Tinseltown is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tinseltown keeping full guard, as Haze tries to pass.
Haze scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze connects with a couple of short punches.
Tinseltown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Tinseltown has wrist control.
Tinseltown looks gassed!
Haze postures up in Tinseltown's guard and throws a big left but Tinseltown blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tinseltown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haze trying to control but Tinseltown is working from the bottom.
Haze lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze throwing strikes from guard but Tinseltown blocks nicely.
Tinseltown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tinseltown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haze trying to control but Tinseltown is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze cracks Tinseltown with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Haze dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Haze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Danny Haze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haze trying to control the position from guard on top but Tinseltown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haze is really struggling to control Tinseltown but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Haze working some strikes from top position.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haze is fighting to break Tinseltown's control of his arms but Tinseltown is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze trying to control but Tinseltown is working from the bottom.
Tinseltown is breathing heavily.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haze is looking to work some ground and pound but Tinseltown has wrist control.
Tinseltown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tinseltown controls Haze momentarily but Haze frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Haze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tinseltown's head.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tinseltown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tinseltown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haze sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tinseltown's guard.

Haze seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Haze seems content to control.
Haze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tinseltown defending well though.
Haze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Haze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haze winds up and cracks Tinseltown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haze is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tinseltown has managed to free his arm - good work.
Haze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tinseltown to regain full guard.
Haze throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tinseltown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haze working some strikes from top position.
Tinseltown has momentary wrist control but Haze slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Haze dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Haze shoots in and bounces Tinseltown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tinseltown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tinseltown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tinseltown keeping full guard, as Haze tries to pass.
Haze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throws a big elbow that misses.
Haze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Haze drops back looking for a leg! Tinseltown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tinseltown manages to kick Haze off! Haze jumps back into Tinseltown's guard.
Haze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haze wants to control from the top but Tinseltown keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Haze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tinseltown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Haze drops back looking for a leg! Tinseltown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tinseltown manages to kick Haze off! Haze jumps back into Tinseltown's guard.
Haze postures up in Tinseltown's guard and throws a big left but Tinseltown blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tinseltown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haze.
Haze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haze stands and throws Tinseltown's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haze landing strikes.
Haze fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Haze working the ground and pound but Tinseltown is defending the strikes.
Haze takes a little break here. Tinseltown wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tinseltown is not content to let Haze control the position.
Haze throwing strikes but Tinseltown manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Haze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Haze!
Danny Haze managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry!, into his post fight interview.